Posted May 14, 2007 at 01:13PM by Karl B. Listed in: Apple, Mobile Tags: Germany, T-Mobile, Europe, Vodafone, iPhone
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It has been suggested before by analysts that Vodafone would be the iPhone's official carrier in Europe, but AppleInsider reports that Vodafone may not be the only European wireless carrier under consideration.

According to AppleInsider, MarketWeek reported last week that Germany-based T-Mobile is being favored as the sole outlet for iPhone sales in the continent. Other European such as O2 and Orange were said to have been in the running but were unsuccessful in reaching the later stages of contract negotiations.

Some analysts suggest though that it might be in Apple's best interests to get more than one operator to distribute the iPhone in Europe because "the European market is more fragmented than the U.S."


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   by andy (Unregistered) - 2007-05-14
 » YES

please be true :) dont want no vodofone

   by Antonio Bustamante (Unregistered) - 2007-05-14
 » Absolutely wrong

It may be true that is more conveniente for Apple to distribute the iPhone with several different providers. However, it is not because European market is more fragmented than that of the U.S.

I don't know who hired thos analysts, but the European market, and specially the mobile market, is very unified in the continent. Even more than in the U.S. While in the U.S. providers have to face changes in the laws of communication in some states or anothers, laws of communication and mobile network are the same for all Europe, being more easy for providers and companies to distribute their services.

Between other reasons, that is why European mobile phone market is much more advanced than North American one, that still lacks a lot of infrastructure for new technologies such as HSUPA, HSDPA, or even the UMTS.

C'mon, EDGE on the new iPhone? Is this a joke?

Antonio
http://www.tecnobot.com



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